North Coast community runs to get you moving

Have you been looking for a reason to get fit again?

Perhaps it is the rapidly approaching summer or maybe you were inspired by the North Coast’s many Comrades heroes and heroines.

Well if running – be it on the road or trail – is your thing, then take your pick of the myriad and varied options that you have right on your doorstep.

This is not an exhaustive list, but will be a good jump-off point and way to find like-minded people on the same fitness journey as you.

Weekly runs

Wednesday:

Bench Coffee – 5.30am start from Bench Coffee (Corner of Shrimp Lane and Hewitt Road, Salt Rock). 5km and 8km runs available. No cost, no sign up.

Salomon Social Trail Run, Holla Trails – 5pm start from Holla Trails (Esenembe Road, Compensation, Ballito). 5km and 7.5km runs available. A permit to Holla Trails is needed, once-off cost of R32 or annual pass available.

Thursday:

Dwell Dwash – 5.30am start from Hotel Road, Salt Rock (Between Dunkirk Beach Club and Elaleni Beach Club). 5km run or 2.5km walk available. No cost, no sign up, free coffee at Tiki Tonga sponsored by Dwell Properties on completion.

Time Trial, Dolphin Coast Striders – 5.45pm start from the Dolphin Coast Striders clubhouse (9 Dolphin Crescent, Ballito). 4km and 8km runs available. No cost, no sign up.

Friday:

Hunt Properties – 5.30am start from outside Concha Cafe (18 Compensation Beach Road, Ballito). 5km run. No cost, no sign up, free coffee at Concha sponsored by Hunt Properties on completion.

Saturday:

Nedbank Running Club Clover Run, Umhlali – 5.30am start from the Orange Tree Cafe (Maker’s Yard, 2 School Road, Umhlali). Distances and routes change week-to-week, runs between 5 and 25kms typically available. No cost, no sign up

Park Run, Ballito – 8am start at the Holla Trails entrance at Sugar Rush Park (Esenembe Road, Compensation, Ballito). 5km run. No cost, sign up for free at parkrun.co.za/register.

Park Run, Tinley Manor – 8am start at the Numz Adventure Island driving range (NR467, Tinley Manor). 5km run. No cost, sign up for free at parkrun.co.za/register.

Monthly runs

First Sunday of every month:

TradeRoot Active – 7am start from Hops Restaurant (14 Edward Place, Ballito). 5.6km run. No cost, no sign up, free coffee or beer at Hops after the race, R5 donated for every runner to Salt40 Foundation.

Last Thursday of every month:

Dolphin Coast Striders – Family evening at the Dolphin Coast Striders clubhouse after the weekly time trial, all welcome.

Three runs weekly:

Dolphin Coast Striders – 10km in 10 weeks programme, guided to help new runners reach a goal of running a 10km race. Cost R1 000, includes membership to the club and many other perks, sign up at dolphincoaststriders.co.za. The first week is underway, but this is still open to new participants.

If you have any more runs that you would like to add, email them to james@northcoastcourier.co.za to be included in the online version of this story.

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